THUNDER BAY – The Lockyer Boys continue to pump out the songs on the road to what they hope is music stardom. What’s changed is what they’re writing about.
The duo, vocalist Charlie and guitarist and vocalist Will, debuted the song for their legions of Thunder Bay fans last Thursday night at the Summer Send-Off at Marina Park, a song they co-wrote with another Thunder Bay musician.
“Our new song is called Live Without You. It’s a song we did, actually, with a Thunder Bay guy in Toronto, Sam Lewis,” Will said, prior to their latest hometown gig.
“He’s a good friend of ours and we’ve played a couple of shows with him in Toronto and in Thunder Bay. It was great to write a song with him. I’m excited. We made a really cool music video with another Thunder Bay local, Chad Kirvan. It’s always nice bringing Thunder Bay people back into the mix.”
On their YouTube channel, the brothers describe the song as a raw, cinematic breakup anthem that blends soaring pop hooks with an indie rock edge, echoing the early work of Coldplay and Sam Fender.
The song opens in the flow of young love before unravelling into heartbreak, and aims to capture the moment that a love that once seemed destined fell apart.
Always looking to improve their craft, Charlie Lockyer said that maturity and increased life experiences have begun to influence their writing even more.
It’s not uncommon for songwriters, he said.
“A lot of our songs relate back to our career,” Charlie said. “Drive and Surfing LA, those stemmed from career experiences that we had.”
Will added it’s starting to change as they grow.
“I think it’s starting to be more personal with our music. I mean, 306 was a song we released earlier this year and it is 100 per cent personal,” he said.
“It is a real story, true story about (Charlie). I think the fans loved that, the fact that it was a true story. We realize we’ve got to get more personal with it and we’ve got to start sharing our stories.”
Finding time to write and produce their songs isn’t always easy and it demands not only sacrifices, but also forces the pair to get creative.
It’s the nature of starting out in the music business, Charlie said.
“We’re doing a lot more travelling than we used to, so we have to kind of block out time. We’re not always in the studio, so we’re making these songs on the road and we’re recording them. Will handles our production. He’s often in the back of the car on his computer with headphones and I’m driving,” Charlie said.
“But we’re making it work. I would say it’s gotten a little bit trickier, but we’re still pumping out songs that we love.”
